Local that Works
Local that Works spotlights innovative, community-focused media initiatives that expand, engage, diversify, serve local audiences and create civic value. LTW is an annual contest, database, a reporting project, and a webinar series. Sign up for Current’s newsletter to receive updates about the Local that Works competition and webinars.
Local that Works spotlights innovative, community-focused media initiatives that expand, engage, diversify, serve local audiences and create civic value. LTW is an annual contest, database, a reporting project, and a webinar series. Sign up for Current’s newsletter to receive updates about the Local that Works competition and webinars.
NEA grant supports use of WTJU jazz history show in classrooms
The community radio station in Charlottesville, Va., will turn the show "Jazz at 100" into a curriculum for high school and early ...A look at WFAE’s ‘intentional strategy of inclusion’
In our latest Local that Works webinar, leaders from the North Carolina station shared how they've created a culture of openness and ...Launch of podcast about racial wealth inequalities signals big ambitions for WBGO Studios
New Jersey's WBGO is moving to create new shows and build sponsorships around podcasts on a broad variety of topics.Democratizing journalism: City Bureau’s public access reporting model
Watch our Local that Works webinar about how City Bureau is engaging diverse audiences, training grassroots journalists and holding government agencies accountable.‘Uncuffed’ podcast lets incarcerated people tell their stories, their way
“Everyone deserves a chance to share their truth unmitigated because we all have so much to learn from the way incarcerated people ...How KUNR’s internship program for high school students illustrates the value of youth voices during ...
By equipping student reporters with microphones, they can provide a unique insight into how the pandemic has disrupted schools and how the ...How KUNR’s virtual events in Spanish connect the Northern Nevada community to pandemic resources
The Reno station's engagement efforts have led to authentic interactions with the Spanish-speaking community while delivering critical information.Virginia’s VPM partners on Community Media Center in Richmond
The VPM + ICA Community Media Center is a free and public recording studio and workspace that aims to make creating podcasts ...How Michigan Radio launched 42 podcasts at once (and why it’s just the beginning)
With its new Minutes project, the station is making city council meetings more accessible while helping its reporters find stories.WCPN’s ‘Inside the Bricks’ podcast gives public housing residents a say in their future
“The idea was, how can we listen to people in their neighborhood and tell their stories?”
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